Hacker News with Generative AI: Cybertruck

It's Official: The Cybertruck Is More Explosive Than the Ford Pinto (fuelarc.com)
We now have a full year of data for the Cybertruck, and a strange preponderance of headlines about Cybertrucks exploding into flames, including several fatalities.

Cybertruck, Tesla, Safety, Electric Vehicles, Automobiles

17 points by eqvinox 12 days ago | 4 comments

UK police seize Cybertruck because it's illegal there (popsci.com)
Just because UK residents are allowed to purchase an imported Cybertruck doesn’t mean they can drive it on public roads.

Transportation, Regulations, Tesla, Cybertruck, United Kingdom

20 points by impish9208 34 days ago | 51 comments

Driver stopped in Tesla Cybertruck banned in UK (bbc.com)
A striking Tesla Cybertruck which is illegal to drive in the UK due to safety concerns has been seized by police in Greater Manchester.

Tesla, Cybertruck, UK, Law Enforcement, Safety

5 points by Fischgericht 35 days ago | 0 comments

Tesla Cybertruck Becomes Extensively Corroded After Exposed to Magnet (torquenews.com)
Multiple Tesla Cybertruck owners share that their truck’s stainless steel has been rusted and corroded after exposure to a magnet. One owner specifically details the effects magnets have had on his Cybertruck’s stainless steel surface.

Tesla, Cybertruck, Corrosion, Magnetism, Automotive

27 points by peutetre 68 days ago | 24 comments

Tesla is buffing Foundationbadges off Cybertrucks to sell them as regular trucks (electrek.co)
Tesla is turning some of its Foundation Series Cybertrucks into regular Cybertrucks to sell them and sending hundreds of US Cybertrucks to be homologated in Canada as it is having issues selling them in the US.

Tesla, Cybertruck, Electric Vehicles, Canada, Automotive

7 points by philk10 68 days ago | 1 comments

Tesla shuts down Cybertruck production for days at critical time for the company (electrek.co)
Tesla has told Cybertruck production employees not to report to work for the next three days, in another sign of demand issues for the vehicle that once touted millions of preorders.

Tesla, Cybertruck, Electric Vehicles, Manufacturing, Production

27 points by tedd4u 78 days ago | 35 comments

Cybertruck's Many Recalls (wired.com)
Since launch, Tesla’s polarizing electric pickup has been beset by quality issues, and is now heading to be one of the most unreliable EVs made yet.

Cybertruck, Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Automotive Industry, Recalls

277 points by marban 87 days ago | 430 comments

Tesla is recalling 2,431 Cybertrucks, and this time there's no software fix (arstechnica.com)
Tesla has issued yet another recall for the angular, unpainted Cybertruck. This is the sixth recall affecting the model-year 2024 Cybertruck to be issued since January, and it affects 2,431 vehicles in total. And this time, there's no fix being delivered by a software update over the air—owners will need to have their pickup trucks physically repaired.

Tesla, Cybertruck, Recalls, Automotive, Software

9 points by lucasllinasm 100 days ago | 1 comments

Tesla delays Cybertruck's range extender, reduces its range (electrek.co)
Tesla has further delayed production of Cybertruck’s range extender and reduced the range that it will add to the electric pickup truck.

Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Cybertruck, Automotive

58 points by doener 122 days ago | 97 comments

Only 2.5% of Cybertruck Reservation Holders Decided to Buy the Truck (torquenews.com)
Tesla has officially ended the Cybertruck reservation program in the US, as the EV maker exhausted the entire reservation list. Ultimately, only 2.5% of Cybertruck reservation holders went ahead and bought the truck.

Tesla, Cybertruck, Electric Vehicles, Automotive Industry

13 points by PLenz 125 days ago | 1 comments

Geico tells El Reg, no, it's not canceling all Cybertruck insurance (theregister.com)
Geico confirmed to The Register that, following whispering on social media, the US insurance firm is most definitely not canceling all coverage on Tesla Cybertrucks.

Insurance, Tesla, Cybertruck

8 points by LinuxBender 136 days ago | 1 comments

Geico car insurance may no longer cover Tesla Cybertrucks (tribune.com.pk)
GEICO, the second-largest auto insurance company in the United States, says Tesla Cybertrucks don't meet their underwriting guidelines.

Auto Insurance, Tesla, Cybertruck, GEICO

55 points by ortusdux 137 days ago | 2 comments

Geico terminating insurance coverage of Tesla Cybertrucks (torquenews.com)
GEICO, the second-largest vehicle insurance underwriter in the US, has decided it will no longer cover Tesla Cybertrucks.

GEICO, Tesla, Insurance, Cybertruck

91 points by MilnerRoute 138 days ago | 156 comments

Tesla issues its fifth recall for Cybertrucks in a year (scrippsnews.com)
Tesla is recalling more than 27,000 Cybertrucks because the rearview camera image may not activate immediately after shifting into reverse, the fifth recall for the vehicle since it went on sale late last year.

Tesla, Cybertruck, Recalls, Automotive

12 points by chirau 141 days ago | 9 comments

Tesla's Cybertruck racks up fifth recall in under a year (techcrunch.com)
Tesla’s 2024 Cybertrucks have been on the road for less than a year and they’ve already been recalled five times, as of Thursday.

Tesla, Recalls, Cybertruck, Automobiles

4 points by mikece 141 days ago | 4 comments

Chechen warlord accuses Elon Musk of 'remotely disabling' his Cybertruck (cnn.com)

Cybertruck, Elon Musk, Warlords, Russia, Ukraine

4 points by pseudolus 152 days ago | 0 comments

Elon Musk suing the mods of Cyberstuck for libel (reddit.com)

Elon Musk, Lawsuits, Social Media, Cybertruck

6 points by mangoman 198 days ago | 2 comments

Tesla recalls every Cybertruck again (mashable.com)

Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Recalls, Cybertruck

10 points by bitcharmer 240 days ago | 1 comments

Tesla Cybertruck Unexpectedly Accelerates into Home with Rear Wheels Locked (jalopnik.com)